By no means was Calen taking time off. I introduced myself to him at Magifest (which is in Columbus, Ohio) this past weekend and hung out with him a tad and showed him a few things that I am working on. At one point Friday night there were about 10 of us up at 3 a.m. sitting around a table chatting and just jamming. Caleb Wiles was there as well. Both seem like really cool guys and have a great passion for magic. I'll post a Magi Fest thread with more details.